The Whitney Biennial 2022: “Quiet as It’s Kept” is one of the best kept secrets of New York. Held every two years since 1973, this exhibition has become a museum mainstay. This year makes the 80th edition of this cultural landmark due to the postponement in 2021. This year there are 63 exhibitions.
Whitney Biennial 2022: Quiet as It’s Kept, installation view. Pictured: Leidy Churchman, Mountains Walking, 2022. Oil on linen, handcrafted wood easel, three canvases, 6 1/2 × 13 feet each. Courtesy the artist, Rodeo, and Matthew Marks Gallery.
The show opened April 6 and runs through September 5. Textiles, installation, video and photography, telll American stories. “Mountains Walking” by Leidy Churchman, breaks out of the 2-D to create new universe.
Eric Wesley’s “North American Buff Tit,” courtesy of The Whitney Museum Biennial, NYC, 2022.
Eric Wesley’s “North American Buff Tit,”
https://www.bridgetdonahue.nyc/artists/alvarado-lisa/works/ Photo: Tom Van Eynde
and Lisa Alvarado’s “Vibratory Cartography: Nepantla” make impacts.
The Whitney’s Biennial is definitely a must see.
Suzanna, co-owns and publishes the newspaper Times Square Chronicles or T2C. At one point a working actress, she has performed in numerous productions in film, TV, cabaret, opera and theatre. She has performed at The New Orleans Jazz festival, The United Nations and Carnegie Hall. She has a screenplay and a TV show in the works, which she developed with her mentor and friend the late Arthur Herzog. She is a proud member of the Drama Desk and the Outer Critics Circle and was a nominator. Email: suzanna@t2conline.com
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